Illustration for 5280 Magazine feature story about a string of murders in 1860s Colorado Territory and the murky history of colonial racism and revenge that led to the manhunt of Felipe Espinosa and his younger brother, Vivián.
I took a lot of inspiration from the great western painter Frederic Remington for his brilliant, eerie night scenes, and grew the final artwork from rough sketch to drawings to painting in layers as seen below.
AD Dave McKenna
Frederic Remington
